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Implementation of the Public Sector Duty at UCC Dr Angela Flynn, Equality Committee, UCC on behalf of Dr. Karl Kitching , Director of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion UCC. @Karl_Kitching Overview Workshops 1, 2 and 3 Workshop 1:
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Implementation of the Public Sector Duty at UCC
Dr Angela Flynn, Equality Committee, UCC
n behalf of
Dr. Karl Kitching, Director of Equality, Diversity and
Inclusion UCC. @Karl_Kitching
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Overview
Workshops 1, 2 and 3
Workshop 1: Conduct assessment to identify human rights and equality
issues
Workshop 2: Prioritising issues and scrutinising further
Workshop 3: Action Plan: Committing to Implementing Strategy
Sample Actions and Issues identified
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Public Sector Duty process:
Organisational awareness and commitment Implementation structure e.g. working group Conduct an Assessment Action Plan Include aims, actions,
utcomes in
Annual Report 3 1 4 3 2 … Statement
f Strategy
… Action Plan Annual Report
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Functions Existing policies Emerging Human Rights and Equality issues
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Workshop 1
What does
equality and human rights mean to you?
Equality is
about……
Human Rights is
about…..
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Workshop 2
1. What is in place in UCC?
What organisational structures and initiatives are in place that help eliminate discrimination, promote equality and protect human rights (e.g. committees, staff roles, policies, plans, activities, practices)?
2. What gaps or issues can you identify?
Areas in need of policy consideration
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Themes, Issues & Actions: Employment
Understanding Diversity UCC recognises the importance of understanding and accommodating diversity in the workplace for the benefit of staff and service users.
Issue: Data
Suggested Action: Establishment of a Cross-University Working
Group by EDI Unit to carry out a UCC Equality, Diversity and Human Rights Needs Assessment.
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Themes, Issues and Actions: Service Delivery
Diversity UCC recognises the importance of understanding and accommodating diversity in its daily work for the benefit of service users and it will proactively engage with stakeholders
Issue: Recognition of Religious Diversity in Calendar and
Institutional Spaces
Suggested Action: Development of a UCC Diversity Calendar for
September 2018 that includes reference to multiple global religious and non-religious events
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Themes, Issues and Actions: Policy Making
Equality and Human Rights Mainstreaming UCC recognises the importance of embedding and mainstreaming equality and human rights in its daily work.
Issue: Need a central unit to drive the PSD in UCC
Action: Establishment of the EDI Unit
Action: Clarification of the EDI Unit’s relationship to the Equality
Committee
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Themes, Issues and Actions: Budgets and Procurement
Equality and Human Rights Mainstreaming In the spirit of promoting equality which is a key part of the Public Sector Duty, UCC will take into account the need to eliminate discrimination, promote equality and protect human rights in drawing up its budgets and in the procurement of its services.
Issue: Need for clarity regarding budget allocation
